Field · North Sea
Balder
Balder is an oil field in the North Sea, discovered in 1967. Status: producing. Operator: Vår Energi ASA.
ProducingOil
- Status
- Producing
- Contains
- Oil
- Sea area
- North Sea
- Operator
- Vår Energi ASA
- Discovered
- 1967
- Approved for production
- 2 Feb 1996
- Production start
- 2 Oct 1999
- Supply base
- Dusavik
- Sodir ID
- 43562
Show on the globeFact page at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
Production
- Last 12 months
- 4.47 million Sm³ o.e. · Aug 2025–Jul 2026
- Share of Norwegian production
- 1.82 %no. 13 of 95 fields with production in the last 12 months
- Per day
- 77,000barrels o.e. per day, converted
- Peak year
- 2005 7.24 million Sm³ o.e.
OilGas2026 covers January–July (lighter bar).
The figures start in 2000; the field started producing in 1999, so production before 2000 is not included.
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Oil | Gas | NGL | Condensate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 2.37 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.48 |
| 2025 | 2.94 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.99 |
| 2024 | 1.54 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.54 |
| 2023 | 1.22 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.22 |
| 2022 | 0.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.99 |
| 2021 | 1.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.17 |
| 2020 | 1.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.06 |
| 2019 | 1.38 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.41 |
| 2018 | 1.62 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.67 |
| 2017 | 2.12 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.18 |
| 2016 | 2.67 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.77 |
| 2015 | 2.56 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.65 |
| 2014 | 2.49 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 1.92 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.99 |
| 2012 | 1.86 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.90 |
| 2011 | 2.27 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.33 |
| 2010 | 2.72 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.82 |
| 2009 | 3.31 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.42 |
| 2008 | 4.41 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.55 |
| 2007 | 5.62 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.81 |
| 2006 | 6.35 | 0.21 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.57 |
| 2005 | 6.99 | 0.26 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.24 |
| 2004 | 6.05 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.24 |
| 2003 | 3.95 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.98 |
| 2002 | 3.44 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.44 |
| 2001 | 3.89 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.89 |
| 2000 | 4.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.02 |
Marketable production in million standard cubic metres of oil equivalent (Sm³ o.e.), per month from the Norwegian Offshore Directorate, summed per year. Gas in billion Sm³ equals million Sm³ o.e. Figures up to and including July 2026. The conversion to barrels per day uses 1 Sm³ ≈ 6.29 barrels.
Reserves
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate's estimate as of 31 Dec 2025. Originally recoverable is everything the field is expected to produce; remaining is what is left.
| Product | Originally recoverable | Remaining | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | 112.35 | 32.54 | million Sm³ |
| Gas | 3.64 | 1.61 | billion Sm³ |
| Total o.e. | 115.99 | 34.15 | million Sm³ o.e. |
According to the estimate, 71 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.
Licensees
| Company | Share | Valid from |
|---|---|---|
| Vår Energi ASAVAROperator | 90.00 % | 10 Jun 2023 |
| Kistos Energy (Norway) AS | 10.00 % | 10 Jun 2023 |
Companies on the analysis page link to their own page.
Facilities
| Name | Type | Status | In service since |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25/11-A-4 H Balder | Single-well template | In service | 1999 |
| 25/11-A-5 H Balder | Single-well template | In service | 1999 |
| 25/11-A-6 H Balder | Single-well template | In service | 1999 |
| 25/11-B-11 H Balder | Single-well template | In service | 1999 |
| 25/11-B-14 H Balder | Single-well template | Shut down | 1999 |
| 25/11-B-7 H Balder | Single-well template | In service | 1999 |
| 25/11-C-12 H Balder | Single-well template | In service | 1999 |
| 25/11-C-13 H Balder | Single-well template | In service | 1999 |
| 25/11-C-17 H Balder | Single-well template | Shut down | 1999 |
| 25/11-C-3 H Balder | Single-well template | In service | 1999 |
| 25/11-D-1 H Balder | Single-well template | In service | 1999 |
| 25/11-D-10 H Balder | Single-well template | In service | 1999 |
| 25/11-D-2 H Balder | Single-well template | In service | 1999 |
| Balder Fpu | Production ship (FPSO) | In service | 1999 |
| 25/11-A-19 H Balder | Single-well template | In service | 2001 |
| 25/11-A-20 H Balder | Single-well template | Shut down | 2001 |
| 25/11-B-18 H Balder | Single-well template | In service | 2001 |
| Ringhorne | Steel jacket, 4 legs | In service | 2003 |
| 25/11-A-21 H Balder | Single-well template | In service | 2013 |
| 25/11-A-22 H Balder | Single-well template | In service | 2013 |
| 25/11-B-24 H | Single-well template | Shut down | 2013 |
| Balder Sdu A | Subsea structure | In service | 2013 |
| Balder Sdu B | Subsea structure | In service | 2013 |
| 25/11-A-23 H Balder | Single-well template | In service | 2014 |
| 25/11-A-27 H Balder | Single-well template | In service | 2015 |
| 25/11-D-25 H Balder | Single-well template | In service | 2015 |
| 25/11-D-26 H Balder | Single-well template | In service | 2015 |
| Balder Sdu D | Subsea structure | In service | 2015 |
| 25/11-B-28 H Balder | Single-well template | In service | 2016 |
| 25/11-E-29 H Balder | Single-well template | In service | 2016 |
| Balder Gaslift Manifold | Subsea structure | In service | 2016 |
| 25/11 Balder Bt | Multi-well template | In service | 2025 |
| 25/11 Balder Dt | Multi-well template | In service | 2025 |
| 25/11 Balder Ft | Multi-well template | In service | 2025 |
| 25/11 Balder Gt | Multi-well template | In service | 2025 |
| 25/11 Balder Ht | Multi-well template | In service | 2025 |
| 25/11 M4w Balder | Single-well template | In service | 2025 |
| 25/11-I-1 H Balder | Single-well template | In service | 2025 |
| Jotun FPSO | Production ship (FPSO) | In service | 2025 |
| 25/11-A-8 H Balder | Single-well template | Shut down | |
| 25/8-N-1 | Single-well template | Under installation |
Sources
Sokkeldirektoratet, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (FactMaps and FactPages), Norwegian Licence for Open Government Data (NLOD). Field data retrieved 28 Sep 2026, production 27 Sep 2026, licensees and reserves 28 Sep 2026. factpages.sodir.no · NLOD